Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (7,132), followed by Winston-Salem (2,954), Greensboro (2,447), Raleigh (2,353), and Fayetteville (2,044).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in North Carolina, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for North Carolina cities.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Winston-Salem

Greensboro

Raleigh

Fayetteville

Durham

Asheville

Gastonia

Wilmington

High Point

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	7132
2	Winston-Salem	2954
3	Greensboro	2447
4	Raleigh	2353
5	Fayetteville	2044
6	Durham	1968
7	Asheville	879
8	Gastonia	645
9	Wilmington	634
10	High Point	626
11	Greenville	508
12	Burlington	500
13	Rocky Mount	473
14	Lumberton	446
15	Goldsboro	366
16	Salisbury	318
17	Monroe	277
18	Henderson	262
19	Wilson	245
20	Laurinburg	237
21	Hickory	232
22	Jacksonville	226
23	Shelby	199
24	New Bern	160
25	Garner	149
26	Reidsville	143
27	Cary	142
28	Kinston	137
29	Wadesboro	132
30	Concord	116
31	Chapel Hill	113
32	Asheboro	112
33	Roanoke Rapids	111
34	Kannapolis	109
35	Roxboro	104
36	Elizabeth City	101
37	Albemarle	98
38	Lexington	95
38	Mooresville	95
39	Huntersville	84
40	Williamston	83
41	Eden	82
42	Clinton	79
42	Hope Mills	79
43	Kernersville	75
43	Smithfield	75
44	Graham	73
45	Dunn	72
45	Morganton	72
46	Rockingham	68
47	Oxford	65
47	Spring Lake	65
48	Wake Forest	59
49	Carrboro	58
49	Siler City	58
50	Kings Mountain	56
51	Pineville	55
52	Zebulon	53
53	Forest City	50
53	Hillsborough	50
54	Matthews	49
55	Benson	47
55	Whiteville	47
56	Mebane	45
56	Plymouth	45
57	Lincolnton	44
57	Waynesville	44
58	Selma	43
59	Cornelius	42
60	Knightdale	41
60	Washington	41
61	Mount Airy	40
61	Southern Pines	40
62	Farmville	39
62	Morrisville	39
63	Lenoir	38
63	Mount Holly	38
64	Hendersonville	37
65	Apex	36
66	Clayton	34
66	Havelock	34
67	Conover	33
68	Carolina Beach	31
68	Newton	31
69	Belmont	30
69	Holly Springs	30
70	Ahoskie	29
70	Chadbourn	29
70	Morehead City	29
71	Aberdeen	28
71	Beaufort	28
72	Fairmont	27
72	Fuquay-Varina	27
73	Red Springs	26
74	Louisburg	24
75	Erwin	23
75	Mint Hill	23
75	Wendell	23
76	Ayden	22
76	Burgaw	22
77	Archdale	20
77	Boone	20
77	Creedmoor	20
77	Long View	20
78	Marion	19
78	Pembroke	19
78	Warrenton	19
78	Waxhaw	19
79	Angier	18
79	Butner	18
79	East Spencer	18
79	Gibsonville	18
79	Kill Devil Hills	18
79	Maxton	18
80	Bessemer City	17
80	Marshville	17
80	Pittsboro	17
80	Raeford	17
80	Wallace	17
80	Wilkesboro	17
80	Winterville	17
81	Canton	16
81	Edenton	16
81	Stallings	16
82	North Wilkesboro	15
82	Troutman	15
82	Woodfin	15
83	Brevard	14
83	Elkin	14
83	Lillington	14
83	Rutherfordton	14
84	Dallas	13
84	Emerald Isle	13
84	Fletcher	13
84	Surf City	13
84	Sylva	13
85	Cherryville	12
85	Newport	12
85	Tabor City	12
86	Boiling Spring Lakes	11
86	Franklin	11
86	Nags Head	11
86	Ranlo	11
86	Warsaw	11
87	Elon	10
87	Hudson	10
87	Southport	10
87	Spencer	10
87	St. Pauls	10
87	Valdese	10
88	Bryson City	9
88	Jonesville	9
88	Mount Olive	9
88	Rolesville	9
88	Troy	9
88	Wrightsville Beach	9
89	Maggie Valley	8
89	Magnolia	8
89	Mount Gilead	8
89	Murfreesboro	8
90	Granite Falls	7
90	Shallotte	7
90	Weldon	7
91	Andrews	6
91	Beech Mountain	6
91	Belhaven	6
91	Biscoe	6
91	China Grove	6
91	Granite Quarry	6
91	Grifton	6
91	Madison	6
91	Pinehurst	6
91	West Jefferson	6
92	Carthage	5
92	Davidson	5
92	Franklinton	5
92	King	5
92	Swansboro	5
93	Holly Ridge	4
93	Lowell	4
93	Snow Hill	4
93	Stantonsburg	4
93	Windsor	4
94	Dobson	3
94	Haw River	3
94	Whispering Pines	3
94	Youngsville	3
95	Atlantic Beach	2
95	Blowing Rock	2
95	Broadway	2
95	Manteo	2
95	Star	2
95	Taylorsville	2
96	Candor	1
96	Cleveland	1
96	Indian Beach	1
96	Jefferson	1
96	Mayodan	1
96	Middlesex	1
96	Newland	1
96	North Topsail Beach	1
96	Pine Knoll Shores	1
96	Richlands	1
96	Weaverville	1
96	Woodland	1
97	Beulaville	0
97	Biltmore Forest	0
97	Boonville	0
97	Bunn	0
97	Columbus	0
97	Drexel	0
97	Duck	0
97	Fair Bluff	0
97	Highlands	0
97	Maysville	0
97	Robbins	0
97	Rowland	0
97	Southern Shores	0
97	Spruce Pine	0
97	Stoneville	0
97	Sugar Mountain	0
97	Tryon	0
97	Vass	0